BEFORE THE ~-e' -00 r . r" r (\(" - /1 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ee,::, ur- /\/ 

WASHINGTON, DoC 

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Application of ) 

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PORTER AIRLINES INC. ) Docket No. OST-2007-27402 

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for an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 ) 

and a foreign air carrier permit pursuant to ) 

49 U.S.C § 41302 (Canada- U.S.) ) 

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APPLICATION OF PORTER AIRLINES INC. 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

June 24, 2011 

John E. Gillick 

David M. Endersbee 

ZUCKERT, SCOUTT & RASENBERGER, 

L.L.P. 

888 Seventeenth Street, NW 

Suite 700 

Washington, DC 20006 

Tel: (202) 973-7939 

Fax: (202) 342-0683 

Email: jegillick@zsrlaw.com 

dmendersbec@zsrlaw.com 

Counsel for Porter Airlines Inc. 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

) 

Application of ) 

) 

PORTER AIRLINES INC. ) Docket No. OST-2007-27402 

) 

for an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 ) 

and a foreign air carrier permit pursuant to ) 

49 U.S.C. § 41302 (Canada U.S.) ) 

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APPLICATION OF PORTER AIRLINES INC. 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and Subpart C ofthe Department's Rules of Practice, 

Porter Airlines Inc. ("Porter") hereby requests renewal of its exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 

for a period of two years. 

In support of its application, Porter shows as follows: 

1. On June 20, 2007, the Department issued to Porter an initial exemption 

authorizing it to engage in "1) scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and 

mail between any point or points in Canada and any point or points in the United States; and 2) 

charter foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between a point or points in 

Canada and a point or points in the United States, and between any point or points in the United 

States and any point or points in third countries, provided that, except with respect to cargo 

charters, such service constitutes part of a continuous operation, with or without a change in 

aircraft, that includes service to Canada for the purpose of carrying local traffic between Canada 

and the United States." Notice of Action Taken, June 20, 2007. 
Application of Porter Airlines, Inc. 

Page 2 

2. On July 10,2009, the Department renewed Porter's exemption authority for a 

period of two years. Porter's present exemption authority will thus expire by its own terms on 

July 10,2011. Porter's application for a foreign air carrier permit remains pending with the 

Department. See Motion for Issuance of a Foreign Air Carrier Permit, March 11, 2011. 

3. Porter began scheduled U.S. operations in 2008 with service between Toronto 

(YTZ) and New Y orklNewark (EWR) using its fleet of advanced Bombardier Q400 aircraft. 

Since then, Porter has expanded its services to include flights between Toronto and Chicago 

Midway (MDW), Boston (BOS), and Myrtle Beach (MYR). 

4. The renewal sought by Porter is consistent with the Open Skies Air Transport 

Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of 

Canada. Renewal of Porter's authority will also serve the public interest as travelers in both the 

U.S. and Canada benefit from Porter's competitive and convenient transborder services. 

5. Porter continues to hold the appropriate operating authority from the Government 

of Canada for the services described herein. In addition, Porter continues in all respects to be fit, 

willing, and able to perform the services contemplated by this application. 

6. Additionally, Porter respectfully renews its request that the Department issue 

Porter's foreign air carrier permit as soon as possible. Porter's application has been pending 

since February 26, 2007, and the Department's Show Cause order was issued a year and a half 

ago on October 13, 2009. 

7. Renewal of this exemption authority will not constitute a "major regulatory 

action" under the Energy and Conservation Act of 1975, as defined in section 313 A( a)( 1) of the 

Depar1ment's Regulations. 
Application of Porter Airlines, Inc. 

Page 3 

8. Pursuant to Section 377.10(a) of the Department's Regulations, Porter states its 

intention to rely upon 5 U.S.c. § 558(c), as implemented by Part 377, to continue in effect its 

current exemption authority for the service specified in this application, pending a final 

detem1ination of this renewal application. 
Application of Porter Airlines, Inc. 

Page 4 

WHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons, Porter Airlines Inc. respectfully requests a 

renewal of its exemption authority, as described herein, for not less than a two-year period, or 

until 90 days after the Department takes final action on its permit application in OST-2007-

27402, whichever occurs later. 

June 24, 2011 

Respectfully submitted, 

David M. Endersbee 

ZUCKERT, SCOUTT & RASENBERGER, 

L.L.P. 

888 Seventeenth Street, NW 

Suite 700 

Washington, DC 20006 

Tel: (202) 973-7939 

Fax: (202) 342-0683 

Email: jegillick@zsrlaw.com 

dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com 

Counsel for Porter Airlines Inc. 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on this 24th day of June, 20 11, a copy of the foregoing Application of Porter Airlines 

Inc. for Renewal of Exemption was served by electronic mail on the following: 

Stephen J. Morrissey 

Managing Director, International and 

Regulatory Affairs 

United Air Lines 

1025 Connecticut A venue, N. W. 

Suite 1210 

Washington, DC 20036 

Steve.morrissey@united.com 

R. Bruce Keiner, Jr. 

Lorraine B. Halloway 

Counsel for Continental Airlines 

Crowell & Moring 

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

rbkeiner@crowell.com 

Lhalloway@crowell.com 

Dan Weiss 

Continental Airlines, Inc. 

Government Affairs-8th Floor 

1600 Smith Street 

Dept. HQSGV 

Houston, TX 77002 

dan. weiss@coair.com 

Anita Mosner 

Jennifer Nowak 

Counsel for United Parcel Service 

Holland & Knight 

2099 Pennsylvania A venue, NW 

Suite 100 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

Anita.ll1osner@hklaw.coll1 

Jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com 

Alexander Van Der Bellen 

Jeff Morgan 

Sam etta C. Barnett 

Delta Air Lines 

1212 New York Avenue, NW 

Suite 200 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

Sascha. vanderbellen@delta.com 

sametta.c. barnett@delta.com 

Jeff. morgan@delta.com 

Carl B. Nelson, Jr. 

Associate General Counsel 

American Airlines, Inc. 

I 101 Seventeenth Street, N. W. 

Suite 600 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

carl.nelson@aa.com 

John L. Richardson 

Counsel for Amerijet International 

John L. Richardson, P.L.L.c. 

555 13th Street, N.W. 

Suite 420 West 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

j ri chardson@johnlrichardson.com 

John Palo 

Vice President, Planning Military 

and Government 

Evergreen International Airlines, Inc. 

3850 Three Mile Lane 

McMinnville, OR 97128 

john.palo@evergreenairlines.com 

charters@evergreenairlines.com 

Malcolm L. Benge 

Counsel for World Airways and North 

American Airlines 

Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P. 

888 Seventeenth Street, N.W. 

Suite 700 

Washington. DC 20006 

mlbenge((/)zsrlaw.com 

Angeline Garbuzinski 

Legal and Regulatory Affairs 

Federal Express Corporation 

3620 Hacks Cross Road 

Building B, 3rd Floor 

Memphis, TN 38125 

anbird@fedex.com 

Pierre Murphy 

Counsel for Brendan Airways, L.L.c. 

d/b/a USA 3000 

1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 590 

Washington, D.C. 20036-6802 

pmurphy@lopmurphy.com 
Thomas E. Fosko 

Vice President 

Air Transport International LLC 

2800 Cantrell Road 

Little Rock, AR 72202 

tom.fosko@airtransport.cc 

Howard Kass 

Managing Director & Associate General 

Counsel 

US Airways 

1401 H Street, N.W. 

Suite 1075 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

howard _ kass@usairways.com 

Aaron Goerlich 

Counsel for Allegiant Air and 

Ryan International Airlines 

Garofalo Goerlich Hainbach PC 

1200 New Hampshire Avenue NW 

Suite 800 

Washington, D.C. 20036-6802 

agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com 

Robert E. Cohn 

Counsel for Frontier Airlines 

Hogan Lovells 

555 13 th Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com 

Robert P. Silverberg 

Jeffrey Johnson 

Counsel for ABX Air 

Silverberg, Goldman & Bikoff, L.L.P. 

1101 30th Street, N.W. 

Suite 120 

Washington, D.C. 20007 

rsilverberg@sgbdc.com 

jjohnson@sgbdc.com 

Marshall S. Sinick 

Counsel for Alaska Airlines 

and Florida West International Airways 

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey 

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 500 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

msinick@ssd.com 

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Stephen H. Lachter 

Counsel for Astar Air Cargo 

Lachter & Clements LLP 

1150 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Ste. 900 

Washington, DC 20036 

slachter@lachter-clements.com 

Russell E. Pommer 

Associate General Counsel and 

Director of Regulatory Affairs 

Atlas Air, Inc. 

1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 875 

Washington, D.C 20006 

rpommer@atlasair.com 

Mark W. Atwood 

Counsel for Kalitta Air 

Cozen O'Connor 

Army Navy Building 

1627 I Street, NW 

Suite 1100 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

matwood@cozen.com 

Jonathan B. Hill 

Counsel for Hawaiian Airlines and JetBlue 

Dow Lohnes 

1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 800 

Washington, DC 20036-6802 

jhill@dowlohnes 

John S. Fredericksen 

Vice President and General Counsel 

MN Airlines. LLC dba Sun Country 

Airlines 

1300 Mendota Heights Road 

Mendota Heights, MN 55120 

john. fredericksen@suncountry.com 

Joanne W. Young 

Counsel for Spirit Airlines 

Kirstein & Young PLLC 

1001 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. 

Suite 600 South 

Washington. DC 20004 

jyoung@yklaw.com 
William C. Evans 

John R. Mietus, Jr. 

Counsel for Centurion Air Cargo and Trade 

Winds Airlines 

670 I Democracy Blvd. 

Suite 300 

Bethesda, MD 20817 

bill@mietuslaw.com 

john@mietuslaw.com 

Lisa Dunn 

Counsel for TEM Enterprises/ Xtra Airways/ 

Casino Express 

331 7th Street 

Elko, NY 8980 I 

Idunn@xtraairways.com 

Stephen A. Alterman 

Counsel for Horizon Air 

Meyers & Alterman 

1220 Nineteenth Street, N. W. 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

cargoair@aoI.com 

Eric Christensen 

Vice President, Planning 

Skywest Airlines 

444 S. River Road 

St. George, UT 84770 

echristensen@skywest.com 

Kevin Montgomery 

Peter Beckett 

Polar Air Cargo, Inc. 

1747 Pennsvlvania A venue, N. W. 

Suite 875 

Washington, D.C 20006 

kevin.montgomery@ polaraircargo.com 

peter. beckett@polaraircargo.com 

Thomas A. Gillies 

Chief Operating Officer 

Southern Air Inc. 

117 Glover Ave. 

Norwalk, CT 06850 

tgillies@southernair.com 

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Jonathan Blank 

J. Timothy Hobbs 

Counsel for Capital Cargo International 

Airlines 

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart 

Preston Gates Ellis LLP 

160 I K Street NW 

Washington, DC 20006 

jonathan.blank@klgates.com 

tim.hobbs@klgates.com 

John M. Allen 

Director 

Flight Standards Service 

Federal Aviation Administration 

800 Independence Avenue, S.W. 

Room 821 

Washington, D.C. 20591 

john.allen@faa.gov 

Brian ller 

Chair, CommunityAIR 

7th Floor, 150 John Street 

Toronto M5Y 3E3 

biler@ilercampbell.com